Concurrent Structural and Electronic Phase Transitions in V_2O_3 Thin Films with Sharp Resistivity Change

The relationship between structural and electronic phase transitions in V_2O_3 thin films is of critical importance for understanding of the mechanism behind metal–insulator transition(MIT) and related technological applications.Despite being extensively studied, there are currently no clear consensus and picture of the relation between structural and electronic phase transitions so far. Using V_2O_3 thin films grown on γ-plane Al_2O_3 substrates,which exhibit abrupt MIT and structural phase transition, we show that the electronic phase transition occurs concurrently with the structural phase transition as revealed by the electrical transport and Raman spectra measurements. Our result provides experimental evidence for clarifying this issue, which could form the basis of theoretical studies as well as technological applications in V_2O_3.     

Comparison Study on CO2-Promoted Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Polypropylene: Homopolymer and Copolymers

Three types of polypropylene, namely propylene homopolymer (HPP), block copolymer of propylene with ethylene (CPP-B) and random copolymer of propylene with ethylene (CPP-R), were melted and isothermally crystallized in a self-designed vessel under supercritical carbon dioxide (Sc-CO₂) atmosphere. The melting behavior and crystalline forms of crystallized samples were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD). The results showed that the presence of Sc-CO₂ could improve the crystallinity for all three polypropylenes, and the promoting effect was more obivious with increasing CO₂ pressure. In addition, it was observed that γ-crystals could be obtained in the CPP-B and CPP-R samples crystallized under Sc-CO_2, while no γ-crystals were formed in HPP under the given conditions. The relative content of γ-crystals obtained in CPP-R samples was much higher than that of CPP-B, and 100% γ-phase could be formed in the CPP-R sample when subjected to 14 MPa Sc-CO₂.     

高活性固体碱Na2O/Al2O3-MgO的合成与表征

过量NaOH易引起铝离子流失,造成以Al₂O₃-MgO为载体的催化剂性能不稳定,为此以NH₃为沉淀剂制备了Mg-Al共沉淀物,进而通过Na₂CO₃浸渍、老化、焙烧处置,制备了Na₂O/Al₂O₃-MgO催化剂,借助XRD、SEM、SEM-EDS、TG-DSC、N₂吸附-脱附等手段对其结构及形貌进行表征,以蒜头果油甲酯化率对其活性进行评价,结果表明：采用共沉淀-浸渍的处理方法可以获得类水滑石片层结构的催化剂前驱体,该前驱体主要分解温度在200~500℃之间,经高温煅烧处理后所得催化剂中有Na-Al及Na-Mg-Al氧化物形成。制备高活性Na₂O/Al₂O₃-MgO催化剂的条件为：镁铝离子比n_Mg/n_Al=3∶1~1∶3、老化时间12 h、焙烧温度550℃、焙烧时间5 h。以n_Mg/n_Al=1∶1时制备的催化剂进行验证实验发现,所得催化剂比表面积为30 m²·g^-1、平均孔径为8.8 nm,是一种介孔催化剂,该催化剂在蒜头果油甲酯化实验中表现出高的催化活性,蒜头果油甲酯化率最高达到96.4%。     

R&D of an LLRF control system for a 162.5 MHz radio frequency system

This paper describes a low level radio frequency control system that was developed by the Institute of Modern Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences, and will be used in Injector Ⅱ of the China-ADS project. The LLRF control system consists of an RF modulated front end, fast analog-to-digital converter (ADC) modules, and a digital signal processing board based on a field programmable gate array. The system has been tested on a room temperature cavity with 12-hr, and the results illustrate that the stability of amplitude and phase achieved ± 0.32% and ± 0.35 degrees, respectively.     

The properties of transparent conducting molybdenum-doped ZnO films grown by radio frequency magnetron sputtering

Transparent conducting molybdenum-doped zinc oxide films are prepared by radio frequency(RF) magnetron sputtering at ambient temperature.The MoO3 content in the target varies from 0 to 5 wt%,and each film is polycrystalline with a hexagonal structure and a preferred orientation along the c axis.The resistivity first decreases and then increases with the increase in MoO3 content.The lowest resistivity achieved is 9.2 × 10-4.cm,with a high Hall mobility of 30 cm2.V-1.s-1 and a carrier concentration of 2.3×1020 cm-3 at an MoO3 content of 2 wt%.The average transmittance in the visible range is reduced from 91% to 80% with the increase in the MoO3 content in the target.     

Ion Binding Energies Determining Functional Transport of C1C Proteins

The ClC-type proteins, a large family of chloride transport proteins ubiquitously expressed in biological organisms, have been extensively studied for decades. Biological function of ClC proteins can be reflected by analyzing the binding situation of C1- ions. We investigate ion binding properties of C1C-ecl protein with the atomic molecular dynamics simulation approach. The calculated electrostatic binding energy results indicate that C1- at the central binding site Seen has more binding stability than the internal binding site Sint. Quantitative comparison between the latest experimental heat release data isothermal titration calorimetry （ITC） and our calculated results demonstrates that chloride ions prefer to bind at Scen than Si.t in the wild-type C1C-ecl structure and prefer to bind at Sext and Scen than Sint in mutant E148A/E148Q structures. Even though the chloride ions make less contribution to heat release when binding to Sint and are relatively unstable in the Cl- pathway, they are still part contributors for the Cl- functional transport. This work provides a guide rule to estimate the importance of Cl- at the binding sites and how chloride ions have influences on the function of C1C proteins.     

二能级原子与高品质因子腔的自发辐射特性

用全量子理论研究二能级原子单模腔耦合系统,通过理论推导和数值计算得出系统的自发辐射光谱和平均粒子数密度.共振时腔与原子的发射光谱在强耦合与弱耦合区域有所不同,腔发射光谱分裂只出现于强耦合区域,而原子发射光谱由于腔感应透明效应在弱耦合区域出现了缺口.本文系统地研究了原子与腔在失谐时的发射光谱,在好腔机理(腔线宽小于原子线宽g)原子与腔即使在大失谐时腔发射出腔频率的光子,这给当前实验上困惑的特性提供了一个理论依据.为了给腔感应透明效应一个新的深入了解,还研究了原子与腔平均粒子数密度随时间的演化,以及平均粒子数密度与光强度之间的关系. 关键词： 自发辐射 强耦合 腔感应透明 好腔机理     

Normal mode splitting and ground state cooling in a Fabry-Perot optical cavity and transmission line resonator

Optomechanical dynamics in two systems which are a transmission line resonator and Fabrya-Perot optical cavity via radiation-pressure are investigated by linearized quantum Langevin equation. We work in the resolved sideband regime where the oscillator resonance frequency exceeds the cavity linewidth. Normal mode splittings of the mechanical resonator as a pure result of the coupling interaction in the two optomechanical systems is studied, and we make a comparison of normal mode splitting of mechanical resonator between the two systems. In the optical cavity, the normal mode splitting of the movable mirror approaches the latest experiment very well. In addition, an approximation scheme is introduced to demonstrate the ground state cooling, and we make a comparison of cooling between the two systems dominated by two key factors, which are the initial bath temperature and the mechanical quality factor. Since both the normal mode splitting and cooling require working in the resolved sideband regime, whether the normal mode splitting influences the cooling of the mirror is considered. Considering the size of the mechanical resonator and precooling the system, the mechanical resonator in the transmission line resonator system is easier to achieve the ground state cooling than in optical cavity.     

Intraband dynamics and terahertz emission in biased semiconductor superlattices coupled to double far-infrared pulses

This paper studies both the intraband polarization and terahertz emission of a semiconductor superlattice in combined dc and ac electric fields by using the superposition of two identical time delayed and phase shifted optical pulses. By adjusting the delay between these two optical pulses, our results show that the intraband polarization is sensitive to the time delay. The peak values appear again for the terahertz emission intensity due to the superposition of two optical pulses. The emission lines of terahertz blueshift and redshift in different ac electric fields and dynamic localization appears. The emission lines of THz only appear to blueshift when the biased superlattice is driven by a single optical pulse. Due to excitonic dynamic localization, the terahertz emission intensity decays with time in different dc and ac electric fields. These are features of this superlattice which distinguish it from a superlattice generated by a single optical pulse to drive it.     

Field emission of carbon nanotube array with normal-gate cold cathode

A hexagon pitch carbon nanotube (CNT) array vertical to the normal gate of cold cathode field emission displayer (FED) is simulated by solving the Laplace equation. The calculated results show that the normal gate causes the electric field around the CNT tops to be concentrated and emission electron beam become a column. The field enhancement factor and the emission current intensity step up greatly compared with those of diode structure. Emission current density increases rapidly with the decrease of normal-gate aperture. The gate voltage exerts a critical influence on the emission current.